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Germany’s DekaBank issues digital bond in ECB’s wholesale digital euro trial
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17 July, 2024

Germany’s DekaBank issues digital bond in ECB’s wholesale digital euro trial

DekaBank issued the ‘crypto’ security on its SWIAT blockchain infrastructure, with the buyer—Metzler Bank—making the payment in the wholesale digital...
Apple opens NFC tap-and-go payments tech to third parties in EU
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16 July, 2024

Apple opens NFC tap-and-go payments tech to third parties in EU

The company had restricted its NFC features on its iPhones to Apple Pay users, but European Union regulators have broken...
COPIED Act proposed in US to protect content creators
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16 July, 2024

COPIED Act proposed in US to protect content creators

The COPIED Act would require AI content to come with watermarks and prohibit AI companies from using content with provenance...
US legislator urges Congress to declare Binance exec ‘hostage’ of Nigerian government
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16 July, 2024

US legislator urges Congress to declare Binance exec ‘hostage’ of Nigerian government

Rep. Rich McCormick demanded that Nigeria release Tigran Gambaryan immediately or risk hostile relations, even as a local court postponed...
Nigeria eyes national Nigerium blockchain for data sovereignty
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15 July, 2024

Nigeria eyes national Nigerium blockchain for data sovereignty

A local university proposed Nigerium to NITDA, with some initial use cases including land registration, certificate verification and digital identity.
Google’s new AI training technique is 13 times faster
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12 July, 2024

Google’s new AI training technique is 13 times faster

Google says its JEST approach is also 10 times more efficient than existing techniques, with AI energy costs expected to...

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